[EMAIL PROTECTED] (William J. Foristal) writes:
Hi Sue,
I read that former President George Bush sides with the administration on
this one and does not think that the witch hunter should be allowed to
question the secret service personnel. I bet the right wingers were
ticked off about that one! First he resigns from the NRA and now this!
:)
Bill
On Mon, 20 Apr 1998 20:58:34 -0700 Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
>Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>
>CBS News has seen
>sealed court documents in
> which the Clinton
> administration claims that
> Secret Service officers cannot
> testify before the Ken Starr
> grand jury even if they want
> to, CBS News Chief White
> House correspondent Scott
> Pelley reports.
>
> In letters to Starr's prosecutors, the Justice Department
>is
> claiming a sweeping ban on what officers see and hear
> around the president.
>
>
> Excerpts from the letters are
> contained in a sealed court filing. The
> Justice Department claims the White
> House security detail cannot talk
> about any "observations of conduct [or] overhearing of
> statements."
>
> Justice says the right to refuse is "owned and controlled
>by
> the United States and cannot be waived by individual
> officers or agents."
>
> So far, only one former member of the White House detail
> has testified. Louis Fox is a retired officer who says he
>let
> Monica Lewinsky into the Oval Office.
>
> CBS News has learned that Fox told the grand jury that Mr.
> Clinton indicated that Lewinsky would be in the office for
>a
> while.
>
> In a sealed motion, prosecutors are asking a federal judge
>to
> compel Secret Service personnel to testify, arguing that
> "obstruction of justice and intimidation of
> witnesses...are criminal activities that fall well outside
> the scope of the president's official duties."
>
> Starr is investigating whether Mr. Clinton had an affair
>with
> Lewinsky and then obstructed justice by attempting to
>cover
> up the alleged sexual liaison with the former white House
> aide.
>--
>Two rules in life:
>
>1. Don't tell people everything you know.
>2.
>
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